Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 37th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 92.8% | — |
| 2012 | 92.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.0% | 92.8% | 97.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.8% | 99.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 37th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release